Simon d'Auxerre

Simon d'Auxerre (died 1500) was a friend of Alfonso of Aragon. In 1499, when Alfonso attempted to introduce him to Pope Alexander VI and Cesare Borgia, Borgia called Alfonso a fool and told him to leave them immediately, as they were talking of important matters (namely Borgia creating a new Roman Empire). Simon became a part of Alfonso and Guglielmo Farnese's plot against the Pope, which aimed to make Lucrezia Borgia the regent of the Papal States. In 1500, he got into a fight with Cesare's friend Bertrand de Blois after they accidentally shoved each other, and Simon stabbed Bertrand in the throat during a duel. Simon was then run through by Cesare, who was angry that Simon disrespected the dead Bertrand.